A plea to end the sale of mobile phone users’ data to telemarketers

If the government is going to regulate the ICT sector, it should clamp down on the sale of mobile phone users’ personal data to telemarketers, Al Masry Al Youm’s pseudonymous Newton says. This issue is more pressing than trying to control social media platforms such as Facebook, the columnist says. Newton’s angry piece seems to have been fueled by one such telemarketer calling him up while he was abroad and costing him some hefty roaming charges. We’re with you, Newton.